Sex-mad snakes begin annual ‘mass orgy’ phenomenon in Florida park
A SNAKE orgy has broken out in Florida. Park officials in the city of Lakeland are warning members of the public to keep away from the reptile romps for their own safety. Serpents gather annually to make love in the region near Lake Hollingsworth. The exhibitionists have been identified as Florida water snakes, the city’s […]
A SNAKE orgy has broken out in Florida.
Park officials in the city of Lakeland are warning members of the public to keep away from the reptile romps for their own safety.
Serpents gather annually to make love in the region near Lake Hollingsworth.
The exhibitionists have been identified as Florida water snakes, the city’s parks and recreation department wrote on Facebook.
“They are non-venomous and generally not aggressive as long as people do not disturb them,” the department added.
“Once the mating is over they should go their separate ways.”
Officials have put up tape in the area to warn passersby of the randy creatures.
Signs are being hung up to make the public aware of their presence.
“This is for the protection of the public and the snakes,” the department said.
Florida water snakes are native species who prefer to live near rivers and lakes.
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They are generally found resting in tree limbs over water or basking on shorelines, according to the department.
It’s not the first time snakes have been caught canoodling everything that moves in Florida.
A male python equipped with a surgically implanted tracking device shocked wildlife experts when it was caught engaging in a snake sex party.
The Burmese python nicknamed Argo was located alongside six other males and a single egg-laying female.
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